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- Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a refrigerator including an ice maker and a method for collecting defrost water in the refrigerator.
- Refrigerators store food at a temperature below the ambient temperature of the compartment. Refrigerators provide freezing storage or cold storage of food according to the type of food.
- the internal space a refrigerator is cooled by continuously supplied cold air.
- Cold air is continuously generated by heat exchange of refrigerant through a cooling cycle including compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation.
- Cold air is uniformly supplied into the internal space of the refrigerator by convection, whereby food in the refrigerator can be stored at a desired temperature.
- a main body of the refrigerator has a rectangular parallelepiped structure that is open on a front surface thereof.
- a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment are within the main body.
- a refrigerating compartment door and a freezing compartment door are disposed on the front surface of the main body and allow selective opening or closing the front opening of the refrigerator.
- a plurality of drawers, shelves, and storage boxes may be disposed in the internal space formed in the refrigerator so that different kinds of food can be stored under optimal conditions.
- top mount refrigerators in which the freezing compartment is above the refrigerating compartment
- bottom-freezer refrigerators in which a freezing compartment is below a refrigerating compartment
- the bottom-freezer refrigerators are advantageous in that users can more conveniently use the refrigerating compartment because the refrigerating compartment, which is comparatively frequently used, is in an upper portion of the refrigerator, while the freezing compartment, which is used comparatively less than the refrigerating compartment, is below the refrigerating compartment.
- the bottom-freezer refrigerators require a user to bend over when removing ice from the freezing compartment because the freezing compartment is in a lower portion of the refrigerator, and thus are inconvenient for the user.
- a bottom-freezer refrigerator in which an ice dispenser is disposed in a door of a refrigerating compartment disposed in an upper portion of the refrigerator has been released.
- an ice maker for producing ice may be provided in the refrigerating compartment door or the refrigerating compartment.
- the ice maker may include an ice-making assembly which generates ice and includes an ice tray, an ice bucket for storing ice therein, and a transfer assembly for transferring ice stored in the ice bucket to the dispenser.
- an ice-making duct is installed to couple the freezing compartment with the ice maker.
- the ice-making duct is installed in a left or right sidewall of the refrigerating compartment such that an ice compartment is coupled with the freezing compartment through the ice-making duct when a door is closed.
- the ice-making duct is separated from the ice compartment.
- the ice-making duct couples with the ice compartment so that cold air (for generating ice) can be supplied from the freezing compartment to the ice compartment through the ice-making duct.
- the conventional refrigerator has the following problems.
- the ice-making duct is installed in the left or right sidewall of the refrigerating compartment, and thus a separate structure for insulating the duct is required. Therefore, since the duct requires space, the internal capacity of the refrigerator is reduced, and a piping structure of the refrigerator is complex.
- ice is produced by indirect cooling using cold air that is supplied from the ice-making duct. Since ice is not directly cooled, the amount of time it takes to produce ice is increased.
- frost easily forms on the ice maker.
- conventional refrigerator designs such frost cannot be effectively removed, and the ice maker frequently malfunctions.
- embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator which does not need a separate duct for transferring cold air for producing ice while the ice maker is installed in a refrigerating compartment door, whereby the structure of the refrigerator is reduced, and the internal capacity of the refrigerator can be maximized. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention provide a method for collecting defrost water of the refrigerator.
- embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator with an ice compartment that can be cooled regardless of whether the door is open or closed, with increased energy efficiency.
- the embodiments of the present invention provide a method for collecting defrost water of the refrigerator.
- embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator in which ice is generated by direct cooling in an ice compartment installed in the door, and a method for collecting defrost water of the refrigerator.
- embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator which can effectively remove frost formed on an ice maker, and a method for collecting defrost water of the refrigerator.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator with an open door in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an ice maker of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a tray and a refrigerant pipe line of the ice maker of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the tray and the refrigerant pipe line of the ice maker of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a portion of the internal structure of the ice maker of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view a refrigerator with an open door in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- a refrigerator 1 in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention, includes a main body 10 , a barrier 12 , and a door 20 .
- the main body 10 forms the structure and/or appearance of the refrigerator 1 and is configured for food storage or the like therein.
- the barrier 12 partitions a food storage space defined in the main body 10 into an upper refrigerating compartment R and a lower freezing compartment F.
- the door 20 is disposed on a front surface of the main body 10 and is configured to be rotatable so that the main body 10 can be selectively opened or closed by the door 20 .
- the door 20 includes an ice compartment 22 , a machinery compartment 24 , and an insulator 26 .
- An ice maker 100 which generates ice is installed in the ice compartment 22 .
- the machinery compartment 24 includes a compressor 242 and a condenser 244 .
- the insulator 26 is disposed between the ice compartment 22 and the machinery compartment 24 and partitions the ice compartment 22 from the machinery compartment 24 .
- the ice compartment 22 is shown formed on the door 20 for selective access to the refrigerating compartment R of the main body 10 , this does not preclude the case where the ice compartment is formed in a door configured to selectively open or close the freezing compartment F.
- the structure in which the ice compartment 22 is formed in an upper portion of the door 20 and the machinery compartment 24 is formed in a lower portion of the door 20 are described for illustrative purposes, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to this structure.
- the ice compartment 22 may be formed in the lower portion of the door 20
- the machinery compartment 24 may be formed in the upper portion of the door 20 .
- the insulator 26 may be made of a foam material, e.g., urethane foam, and configured to prevent heat exchange between the ice compartment 22 at a low temperature and the machinery compartment at a comparative high temperature.
- a foam material e.g., urethane foam
- the door 20 includes a cover which closes a portion of the door 20 that faces the main body 10 so that even when the door 20 is open, the ice compartment 22 and machinery compartment 24 are sealed from the outside or external environment.
- the cover functions to insulate an internal space of the door 20 from an internal space of the main body 10 when the door 20 is closed.
- the cover may include a foam member having an area corresponding to the entire area of the door 20 .
- illustration of the cover is omitted from FIG. 1 .
- an insulation member is disposed on a perimeter of the door 20 to insulate the internal space of the door 20 from the outside.
- the compressor 242 and the condenser 244 are disposed in the machinery compartment 24 of the door 20 . Furthermore, an expansion valve (not shown) of a cooling cycle may also be disposed in the machinery compartment 24 . Alternatively, the expansion valve may be disposed in the insulator 26 .
- the compressor 242 may be a small or reduced size compressor which is smaller than a typical compressor disposed in the main body of the refrigerator so that the compressor 242 can be installed in a small space in the door 20 .
- a representative example of the small-sized compressor was proposed in Korean Patent Unexamined Publication No. 10-2013-0048817, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the condenser 244 is coupled to a rear end of the compressor 242 by a refrigerant pipe line 248 .
- Gas-phased refrigerant compressed by the compressor 242 to high-temperature and high-pressure can be changed by the condenser 244 to a middle-temperature and high-pressure liquid-phased state.
- the condenser 244 may also be a compact or reduced size condenser so that it can be installed in the internal space of the door 20 .
- the compressor 242 and the condenser 244 are connected to a power supply (not shown) disposed in the main body 10 so that power can be supplied to the compressor 242 and the condenser 244 .
- cables which couple the compressor 242 and the condenser 244 to the power supply of the main body 10 are disposed in a hinge pipe that forms a rotating shaft of the door 20 .
- a through hole 246 through which the machinery compartment 24 couples with the outside when the door 20 opens, is formed in a surface of the door 20 that forms the machinery compartment 24 .
- the outside air drawn into the machinery compartment 24 through the through hole 246 cools the condenser 244 such that the refrigerant in the condenser 244 can be condensed.
- a hole (not shown) is formed in the surface of the condenser 244 to allow the outside air to be supplied into the condenser 244 .
- a structure for heat exchange between the refrigerant and the outside air supplied through the hole is disposed in the condenser 244 .
- the refrigerant pipe line 248 connects the compressor 242 to the condenser 244 and extends from a rear end of the condenser 244 to the ice compartment 22 , disposed in the upper portion of the door 20 , through the insulator 26 .
- the refrigerant pipe line 248 is also connected to the ice maker 100 provided in the ice compartment 22 .
- FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the ice maker of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a tray and the refrigerant pipe line of the ice maker of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the tray and the refrigerant pipe line of the ice maker of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a portion of the internal structure of the ice maker of FIG. 1 .
- the ice maker 100 may include a casing 110 , an ice-making assembly 120 , an ice bucket 130 , a transfer assembly 140 , and an outlet port 150 .
- a cooling space, in which ice can be produced, is defined in the casing 110 .
- the ice-making assembly 120 is disposed in an upper position in the cooling space.
- the ice bucket 130 is disposed below the ice-making assembly 120 .
- the ice-making assembly 120 includes the tray 122 which includes a mold or frame that receives water and forms ice therein, a heater 126 which is disposed on the perimeter of the tray 122 , and a drive unit 124 which rotates the tray 122 to drop ice from the tray 122 in a downward direction. Furthermore, the drive unit 124 operates the heater 126 and heats the surface of the tray 122 for a short time to slightly melt a surface of ice that adheres to the surface of the tray 122 , thus making it easy to remove the ice from the tray 122 .
- the ice-making assembly 120 includes a drain duct 128 which collects defrost water W generated when defrosting using the heater 126 .
- the tray 122 provides space which receives water from a water supply pipe (not shown) or the like and in which the water is cooled to form ice.
- the tray 122 includes in an upper surface thereof a plurality of forming spaces configured for storing water therein.
- the forming spaces can have a variety of shapes depending on shapes of ice to be produced. The number of forming spaces can also vary.
- the tray 122 is preferably made of metal, e.g., aluminum, having high thermal conductivity. As the thermal conductivity of the tray 122 is increased, a heat exchange rate between the tray 122 and the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe line is increased.
- the lower surface of the tray 122 is in contact with the refrigerant pipe line 248 extending from the machinery compartment 24 .
- a portion of the refrigerant pipe line 248 that comes into contact with the tray 122 is referred to as contact part 2482 .
- the contact part 2482 may have a “U” shape. The contact part 2482 extends from a first end of the tray 122 , curves roughly 180° around a second end of the tray 122 , and then is extends toward the first end of the tray 122 and connects to the machinery compartment 24 .
- the contact part 2482 may have a plurality of curved portions so that refrigerant can flow back and forth several times under the lower surface of the tray 122 .
- the contact part 2482 may simply come into surface contact with the lower surface of the tray 122 .
- the contact part 2482 may be firmly attached to the lower surface of the tray 122 , e.g., by an adhesive, a fastener or the like.
- refrigerant that is compressed and condensed in the machinery compartment 24 is expanded by the expansion valve and thus cooled.
- the cooled refrigerant is transferred to the contact part 2482 of the refrigerant pipe line 248 .
- the refrigerant transferred to the contact part 2482 cools water in the tray 122 .
- the cooled water is phase-changed into ice.
- the contact part 2482 of the refrigerant pipe line 248 and the tray 122 function as a small-sized evaporator in a cooling cycle.
- ice is produced by a direct cooling method using heat exchange between solids, that is, between the refrigerant pipe line 248 and the tray 122 . Therefore, the efficiency of heat exchange is enhanced, and the time it takes to produce ice is markedly reduced.
- the produced ice can be dropped, by the drive unit 124 , into the ice bucket 130 disposed below the ice tray 122 .
- the drive unit 124 heats the heater 126 for a predetermined time so that the surface of ice that adheres to the surface of the tray 122 can slightly melt. As the surface of the ice slightly melts, the ice that had adhered to the surface of the tray 122 detaches from the surface of the tray 122 .
- the ice-making assembly 120 may include a control unit (not shown) which controls the operation of the drive unit 124 .
- a rotating shaft (not shown) of the rotating unit 124 is rotated. Then, the tray 122 is turned upside down such that the upper surface of the tray 122 faces the ice bucket 130 .
- the tray 122 is rotated to a predetermined angle or more, the tray 122 is twisted by an interference member (not shown). Then, pieces of ice that have been in the tray 122 fall into the ice bucket 130 by twisting action of the tray 122 .
- a plurality of ejectors may be disposed on the rotating shaft and arranged along the length of the rotating shaft so that ice can be removed from the tray 122 by rotating only the ejectors without rotating the entire tray 122 .
- the heater 126 is disposed on the perimeter of the tray 122 and functions to heat the tray 122 .
- the heater 126 may comprise a heating rod, a portion of which is curved downward to have a “U” shape. First and second ends of the heating rod are coupled to the drive unit 124 . Thus, the heating rod can selectively generate heat by a control mechanism of the drive unit 124 , thus heating the tray 122 .
- the U-shaped curved portion of the heater 126 extends downward to form a protrusion part 1262 .
- the protrusion part 1262 may extend from the heating rod to the drain duct 128 .
- the heater 126 may be configured such that a lowermost end of the protrusion part 1262 is disposed in the drain duct 128 .
- the protrusion part 1262 is disposed adjacent to an end of the tray 122 that is opposite to a side at which the heater 126 is connected to the drive unit 124 .
- the heater 126 having the above-mentioned construction functions not only to slightly melt the surface of ice in the tray 122 and make removal of the ice from the tray 122 easy, but also to heat the interior of the ice maker 100 when ice production is interrupted and thus defrost the interior of the ice maker 100 . This will be described in more detail later herein.
- the drain duct 128 functions to collect defrost water W, which is generated by phase change of frost from a solid to a liquid while the heater 126 defrosts the ice maker 100 , and then drains the defrost water W to the outside.
- the drain duct 128 is installed below the tray 122 and configured such that an end of the drain duct 128 is connected to an exhaust port housing 129 which has a through hole that is coupled with the outside or exterior environment.
- drain duct 128 is configured such that the bottom thereof declines downward toward the exhaust port housing 129 so that defrost water W colleted in the drain duct 128 flows to the exhaust port housing 129 and discharged to the exterior environment.
- Defrost water W collected in the drain duct 128 flows into the exhaust port housing 129 , changes into vapor at a position adjacent to the exhaust port housing 129 by heat generated from the protrusion part 1262 , and then is discharged to the exterior environment.
- the transfer assembly 140 functions to transfer ice toward the outlet port 150 and includes an auger 142 , a motor housing 144 , and an auger motor 146 .
- the auger 142 is a rotatable member which has a screw or a spiral blade.
- the auger motor 146 rotates the auger 142 .
- the auger 142 is disposed in the ice bucket 130 .
- Pieces of ice that are in the ice bucket 130 are disposed between portions of the blades of the auger 142 and thus can be transferred to the outlet port 150 by the rotation of the auger 142 .
- the auger motor 146 is housed in the motor housing 144 .
- the outlet port 150 may be coupled to a dispenser (not shown) disposed in the door 20 . Depending on the selection of the user, pieces of ice can be transferred by the transfer assembly 140 and supplied to the user via the dispenser. Although it is not shown in the drawings, a cutting unit which can cut ice into a predetermined size may be disposed in the outlet port 150 .
- refrigerant flowing along the refrigerant pipe line 248 can be cooled while passing through the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve that are installed in the door 20 configured for openably closing the main body 10 .
- the cooled refrigerant is supplied to the contact part 2482 of the refrigerant pipe line 248 that makes contact with the tray 122 .
- the tray 122 is directly cooled by the refrigerant.
- Water can be supplied to the tray 122 by a water supply means (not shown). Water supplied to the tray 122 is cooled by refrigerant provided to the contact part 2482 and thus changes phase to produce ice.
- refrigerant flows to the contact part 2482 by compressive force provided by the compressor 242 .
- the ice produced in the tray 122 falls downward by the operation of the drive unit 124 and becomes stored in the ice bucket 130 disposed below the tray 122 .
- refrigerant that has been transferred to the contact part 2482 via the expansion valve and has received heat from the tray 122 is transferred again to the machinery compartment 24 through the refrigerant pipe line 248 .
- the refrigerant transferred to the machinery compartment 24 is supplied to the compressor 242 so that it can be re-cooled through a cooling cycle.
- the interior of the ice maker 100 is usually maintained below zero degrees to produce ice. Therefore, when outside air enters the ice maker 100 , vapor in the outside air is condensed and solidified, thus forming frost. Such frost forms on the surfaces of different kinds of devices in the ice maker 100 , thereby potentially causing malfunction or failure of the devices of the ice maker 100 .
- the heater 126 To defrost the ice maker 100 , the heater 126 generates heat to change solid-phased frost into a liquid phase and then discharges it to the exterior environment.
- frost may be partially removed when the heater 126 generates heat to melt the surface of ice produced in the tray 122 , operating the heater 126 for a short time may not be enough to remove the frost if a large amount of frost has formed over a long period of time.
- the ice maker 100 may be operated in two modes, that is, an ice-making mode and a maintenance mode.
- ice-making mode ice is produced.
- maintenance mode while the cooling cycle in the door 20 is interrupted, the drive unit 124 operates the heater 126 to generate heat.
- Frost that has formed on the devices, including the tray 122 provided in the ice maker 100 is changed into liquid by heat generated from the heater 126 and thus is removed from the devices.
- Defrost water W which is generated by phase change of frost, is collected in the drain duct 128 . Further, defrost water W collected in the drain duct 128 is changed into vapor by heat emitted from the protrusion part 1262 of the heater 126 that extends into the drain duct 128 . The vapor moves to the exhaust port housing 129 and then is discharged out of the exhaust port housing 129 .
- the ice maker 100 Under normal conditions, the ice maker 100 is operated in the ice-making mode to produce ice.
- the maintenance mode of the ice maker 100 is periodically operated for a preset time.
- this is only one example of a method of controlling the maintenance mode. In other words, the method of controlling the maintenance mode of the ice maker 100 can be changed in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention.
- the piping structure of the refrigerator is reduced.
- the internal capacity of the refrigerator is increased, whereby space efficiency is increased.
- energy efficiency for cooling is improved, so that the time it takes to produce ice is reduced.
- the present invention can effectively defrost the ice maker.
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